100 Best universities for Computer Science in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 10.2M citations received by 1.05M academic papers made by 487 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#62 in Asia

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#67 in Asia

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Computer Science

#68 in Asia

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Computer Science

#78 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#84 in Asia

#419 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#89 in Asia

#438 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Computer Science

#92 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Computer Science

#111 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#114 in Asia

#524 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#125 in Asia

#573 in the World

Founded: 1931

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#129 in Asia

#590 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#153 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#154 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#157 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

15. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#173 in Asia

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

16. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Computer Science

#193 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

17. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Computer Science

#201 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

18. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#208 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

19. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Computer Science

#221 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

20. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#234 in Asia

#893 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#237 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

22. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Computer Science

#250 in Asia

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Computer Science

#260 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#262 in Asia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

25. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#268 in Asia

#962 in the World

Founded: 1962

26. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#281 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#282 in Asia

#996 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#287 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Computer Science

#292 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#304 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#305 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

32. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Computer Science

#308 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Computer Science

#327 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

34. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#329 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

35. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Computer Science

#338 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#342 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

37. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#347 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

38. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Computer Science

#354 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Computer Science

#360 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

40. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Computer Science

#366 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

41. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Computer Science

#369 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

42. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Computer Science

#376 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

43. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#387 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

44. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#397 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

45. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Computer Science

#400 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Computer Science

#403 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

47. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Computer Science

#406 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

48. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Computer Science

#411 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

49. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Computer Science

#412 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

50. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Computer Science

#419 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Founded: 1967

51. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#426 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

52. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#430 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Founded: 1971

53. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Computer Science

#440 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Computer Science

#441 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Computer Science

#444 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

56. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Computer Science

#446 in Asia

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

57. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#451 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

58. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#456 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

59. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#465 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

60. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Computer Science

#466 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

61. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#471 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

62. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Computer Science

#482 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1956

63. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#483 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#495 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#499 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

66. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Computer Science

#503 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Founded: 1960

67. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Computer Science

#516 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

68. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#520 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

69. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Computer Science

#539 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

70. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#541 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

71. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#550 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

72. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#551 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

73. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#556 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

74. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Computer Science

#557 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

75. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Computer Science

#559 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

76. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#560 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

77. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#573 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1972

78. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Computer Science

#577 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

79. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#585 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

80. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#588 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Founded: 2005

81. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#589 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

82. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Computer Science

#613 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1984

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Computer Science

#622 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Computer Science

#623 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Founded: 1983

85. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Computer Science

#632 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

86. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Computer Science

#636 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

87. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Computer Science

#637 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Founded: 2004

88. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Computer Science

#638 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Founded: 1993

89. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#651 in Asia

#1767 in the World

90. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Computer Science

#667 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Founded: 1996

91. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Computer Science

#676 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

92. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#678 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

93. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#681 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Founded: 1918

94. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#685 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

95. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#691 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

96. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Computer Science

#707 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

97. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Computer Science

#712 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

98. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#716 in Asia

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

99. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Computer Science

#718 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#721 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

The best cities to study Computer Science in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Delhi, Kharagpur, and Kanpur.